HP TouchSmart IQ700 Getting Started Guide - Page 177

5 To set the recording and return to the recorded tv window, select Record in the window, and then press OK on the remote control or Enter on the keyboard. 6 To return to the previous window, press the Back button on the remote control or the Backspace key on the keyboard. Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space The space available for recording TV programs depends on the size of your hard disk drive, the percentage of hard disk drive space allocated to recorded TV, and the recording quality setting. To get the maximum recording time, change the recording quality to Fair instead of the default setting of Best. To change these settings: 1 Open Windows Media Center. 2 In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recording Storage. 3 Under Recording Quality, Maximum TV limit (storage for TV recordings) select the settings by clicking the (+) or (-) next to the item you want to change. 4 Click Save. 5 In the Tasks menu, click settings, TV, Recorder, and then Recording Defaults. 6 Select the settings by clicking the (+) or (-) next to the item you want to change. 7 Click Save. Quality of recording Approximate Hard disk drive space used* Best 2.7 GB/hour Better 2.1 GB/hour Good 1.4 GB/hour Fair 1.2 GB/hour *This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files. Some files might be smaller or larger. 1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is smaller. Watching and Recording TV Programs 167